Artificial intelligence has allowed researchers to decode **over 2,000 characters** from the ancient **Herculaneum scrolls**, which were damaged in the AD 79 eruption of **Mount Vesuvius**.
The **Vesuvius Challenge** aims to unlock **90% of four scrolls** by the end of 2024 using AI to enhance the readability of the carbonized text.
AI contributes to understanding sperm whale communication by analyzing **9,000 click sequences**, potentially leading to interspecies communication.
In archaeology, AI has been instrumental in locating **Nazca symbols** in Peru, significantly increasing the documented pictograms.
The **AlphaFold Protein Structure Database** uses AI to predict structures of proteins, solving longstanding problems in genetics and biology.
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